The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has conducted a series of successful operations resulting in significant drug seizures and arrests across Nigeria. Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy, shared this information in a statement on the organization’s social media platform and provided it to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Sunday. During…
The Kaduna State Government has reported the staggering N4 billion annual spending on school feeding to combat the rising number of out-of-school children in the state. The Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on School Feeding, Dr Fauziya Buhari-Ado, who made the disclosure on Sunday in a statement sighted by Africa Health Report emphasised…
Ex-President, Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with Nigerians who are celebrating Sallah and has tasked Nigerians to return to farming as hunger occasioned by food shortage and inflation bites harder. Buhari gave the advice as he felicitated Muslims on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir. This was contained in a statement by former presidential aide, Shehu Garba on Sunday…
The Chief of UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucrier, has called on the Lagos State Government to urgently provide high-standard water and sanitation facilities to communities to curb the cholera outbreak in the state. This plea comes as the current cholera outbreak has spread across multiple Local Government Areas, with 17 confirmed cases and 15…
The 16th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, is currently holding Sallah durbar. Recall that the Kano Police command had announced a ban on Sallah durbar after a joint security meeting in the State. The Emir had earlier led Eid prayer and sermon at the Kofar Mata Jumu’at Mosque. The Eid prayer was observed…
The N90bn Hajj Pilgrim subsidy by the Federal government had sparked controversy from Nigerians, with asking if it is rationed to subsidize spiritual exercise at a time more than half of the populace is facing hunger and starvation. Ogbodo Ozioma Favour writes that contempt and backlash have tailed the action by the government Economic Realities…
The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed in its latest data, Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 33.95 per cent in May 2024. NBS said this represents an increase of 0.26% points when compared to the April 2024 headline inflation rate, according to the Consumer Price Index report released on Saturday. The data revealed that on…
Deaths arising from cholera outbreak has reached 15 in Lagos State with 350 suspected cases reported in the state. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the revelation on Saturday while speaking on steps taken to control the outbreak in Lagos State. The commissioner in a statement said that the 350 suspected…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCom) has confirmed the safe return of ten Nigerian teenage girls who were allegedly trafficked to Ghana for prostitution. The Commission’s chairman, Dabiri-Erewa, revealed that the rescued girls, all under 18, arrived in Lagos and were profiled by officials from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons…
Dr. Warns Ola Wales, a medical doctor, has strongly warned Nigerians about the dangerous consequences of consuming spoiled tomatoes and peppers, known as’ eesa’ or ‘baaje’ tomatoes. In a viral video viewed by Africa Health Report, on Saturday, Wales highlighted the health risks posed by harmful microorganisms found in rotten produce. Wales emphasized the presence…
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